Baby, it's time to come out! I know it's warm in there, but there's no way its cozy!
There are lots of things going on around here, but having a baby is not one of them! Last Wednesday my Mom got here and Thursday morning Justin's Mom arrived. All day Thursday the three of us ran errands that I had been putting off. Then on Friday the three of us and Ashley and one of Pam's friends Ellen went to breakfast at Snooze and then we went to get manicures & pedicures. I was totally that pregnant lady falling asleep in the chair! Friday night we ate burgers at Ellen's. Saturday was cool and cloudy and the Mom's were hoping that would be the day. Instead we went to the movies.
Yesterday was "the due date" and I had lots of Braxton Hick's contractions, but nothing ever really progressed from there. We went to church and then Justin and I went to a graduation party. Last night my Mom made lasagna and we went for a walk. I can tell that Justin is getting very excited! I was feeling a little partial to a birthday on May 20th after saying it for 9 months. But the 22nd works too (hint, hint). :)
This morning I had my 40 week doctor's appointment. And everything looks good. I am 2 cm dialated and hoping that things will start to happen soon! Otherwise I'll be induced on Sunday...unless I can talk them into pushing it back to Tuesday or Wednesday. It increases your chances of having a c-section and I'd really really like to try to avoid that!
So for now we're still hanging out and waiting for something to happen. It's hard to imagine when it will, but I know its inevitable!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Is it a clue...
We had our 36 week Doctor's appointment last week. When the doctor went to listen to the baby's heart beat it was beating at 194 beats per minute, which is obviously high. So they hooked me up to a heart monitor and a thing that tracks contractions.
While sitting there the heart beat would go from the 190's to the 150's, to the 120's, to the 160's, to 115, back to the 190's. It was seriously all over the place! And it started hitting/kicking at the sensors. I guess it didn't like them taking up some its room. The nurses that were coming in to check on us didn't seem to worried, which helped me. And they were laughing at how crazy the heart beat was. Usually you sit there for about 20 minutes, but thanks to my wiggle worm we ended up sitting there for an hour. They were waiting to get a base heart rate, but after an hour I think they gave up and since it was so active they decided Baby was just fine. Mom was still a little anxious, but baby was good.
The nurse predicted a boy. Also while sitting there I had two contractions. Hopefully Baby will make its debut very soon and then I'll finally know is it a boy or a girl!
While sitting there the heart beat would go from the 190's to the 150's, to the 120's, to the 160's, to 115, back to the 190's. It was seriously all over the place! And it started hitting/kicking at the sensors. I guess it didn't like them taking up some its room. The nurses that were coming in to check on us didn't seem to worried, which helped me. And they were laughing at how crazy the heart beat was. Usually you sit there for about 20 minutes, but thanks to my wiggle worm we ended up sitting there for an hour. They were waiting to get a base heart rate, but after an hour I think they gave up and since it was so active they decided Baby was just fine. Mom was still a little anxious, but baby was good.
The nurse predicted a boy. Also while sitting there I had two contractions. Hopefully Baby will make its debut very soon and then I'll finally know is it a boy or a girl!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Child Birth Class
Last weekend we had our child birth class. It was a big day for me and the end of my ignorance is bliss bubble!
We started the class learning about the different stages of labor and what happens in each stage. Then we moved on to how to help ease pain when you are in Active Labor (see I learned something). Which means we learned positions on the birthing ball or for holding onto Justin while trying to also walk the halls, etc. Then I got a massage (in class) and that made my day! The husbands were supposed to try different massage techniques to see what we liked and didn't like for the big day. We learned that I liked most anything, but that he shouldn't use his elbow to give me a massage. Only my husband would use his elbow right in my back. It mostly just made me jump...not very relaxing. :)
We watched a lot of videos. And it turned out I knew someone in them. It was the lady that I babysit for, she told me she was in it and I appreciated the warning. So I got to see Renya being born.
The last video was a woman giving birth naturally. During the whole class I kind of forgot about the whole pain part. We were practicing positions, massages, what to do, what not to do, when to go to the hospital...that pain part just slipped my mind. Until I watched that video and that does not look fun! I'm pretty sure Justin was more traumatized by the video than me though. I don't really have a choice and I'm so ready to get this little "alien" out. But I think he teared up multiple times, not because of the miracle of birth...but because he was going to have to watch me be in that much pain and not be able to do anything about it. Such a sweet husband I have!
However, I have no intention in being in that much pain! My plan is to go as long as I can without, so the labor progresses and then its an Epidural for me!
We started the class learning about the different stages of labor and what happens in each stage. Then we moved on to how to help ease pain when you are in Active Labor (see I learned something). Which means we learned positions on the birthing ball or for holding onto Justin while trying to also walk the halls, etc. Then I got a massage (in class) and that made my day! The husbands were supposed to try different massage techniques to see what we liked and didn't like for the big day. We learned that I liked most anything, but that he shouldn't use his elbow to give me a massage. Only my husband would use his elbow right in my back. It mostly just made me jump...not very relaxing. :)
We watched a lot of videos. And it turned out I knew someone in them. It was the lady that I babysit for, she told me she was in it and I appreciated the warning. So I got to see Renya being born.
The last video was a woman giving birth naturally. During the whole class I kind of forgot about the whole pain part. We were practicing positions, massages, what to do, what not to do, when to go to the hospital...that pain part just slipped my mind. Until I watched that video and that does not look fun! I'm pretty sure Justin was more traumatized by the video than me though. I don't really have a choice and I'm so ready to get this little "alien" out. But I think he teared up multiple times, not because of the miracle of birth...but because he was going to have to watch me be in that much pain and not be able to do anything about it. Such a sweet husband I have!
However, I have no intention in being in that much pain! My plan is to go as long as I can without, so the labor progresses and then its an Epidural for me!
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